On Thursday morning in Mariupol, occupied and devastated by Russian forces, in southeastern Ukraine, at least four explosions were recorded at the sites of the aggressor’s forces, pro-Ukrainian adviser to Mariupol mayor Petro Andryushchenko said in a statement. message on Telegram.
Explosions in Mariupol
Ukrainian troops attack the bases of the occupiers with surgical precision. It’s good, and there will be more
wrote the local government official. As he added, the explosions took place at the named Ilyich metallurgical plant and near the airport.
Andryushchenko reported that Russian troops stationed in Mariupol had scrambled fighter jets, but previous enemy actions in recent days had produced no results. According to the mayor’s adviser, the intruders are trying to explain the repeated explosions with “(Russian) missile defense activity”, but these explanations have nothing to do with reality.
Explosions, including in Donetsk and Shakhtarsk
Thursday’s explosions in Mariupol are the second such event in recent days. On Tuesday evening, the first anniversary of Russia’s recognition of the self-declared People’s Republics of Donetsk and Lugansk, a series of explosions were reported in Kremlin-held towns in the Donbass. In addition to the attack on Russian positions in Mariupol, enemy targets in Donetsk, Makiivka, Kharkiv, Debaltsevo, Snezhne, Ilovaisk and Shakhtarsk were also hit, the portal stopcor.org reported. The main Ukrainian agencies and media have not commented on this event.
As speculated at the time, it could be a massive rocket fire carried out using US Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) missiles with a range of 150 km. The White House announced the transfer of these weapons to Ukraine in early February. According to announcements, receiving these missiles would double the range of the Ukrainian army on land and enable it to attack Russian targets far behind the front line.
On Wednesday morning there were reports of a successful shelling of a Russian ammunition depot in Mariupol.
Before the Kremlin invaded Ukraine, Mariupol had a population of about 430,000. According to the United Nations, some 350,000 people have left the city. citizens. There are no exact data on the victims of Russian aggression in Mariupol. Ukrainian authorities believe tens of thousands of people died there between February and May 2022.
There is a very difficult humanitarian situation in the devastated city. Missing food, water, medicines, warmth, hygiene and communication.
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Source: wPolityce